Tokenization


Finance

Banking Giants Abuzz About Tokenization of Real-World Assets as DeFi Craves Collateral

JPMorgan, Citi and Franklin Templeton are digitizing traditional assets. Will they end up trading on crypto networks like Ethereum?

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Videos

Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Push for FTX Founder's Jail Release Again; Crypto Coin Listing Crack Down

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest crypto headlines after bitcoin (BTC) hits $27,000 for the first time in two weeks. Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers are gearing up to push for the FTX founder's release from jail again. U.S. banking giant Citigroup starts a tokenization service for institutional clients. And, crypto coin listings could face tougher rules in New York.

Recent Videos

Finance

Citigroup Unveils Token Services for Institutional Clients

In a pilot, Citi used smart contracts to serve the same purpose as bank guarantees and letters of credit working with shipping company Maersk and a canal authority.

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Finance

The Tokenization of Assets Is Underway

Today in Crypto for Advisors, Peter Gaffney from Security Token Advisors provides an overview of the current tokenization landscape, one that’s forecasted to reach $16 Trillion by just 2030.

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Finance

Deutsche Bank to Delve Into Crypto Custody, Tokenization With Taurus

Deutsche Bank will use Taurus’ custody and tokenization technology to manage cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets and digital assets.

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Consensus Magazine

Tokenization News Roundup: the 'Next Trillion'

A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain.

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Finance

Tokenization Advocacy Group Wants to Bring the 'Next Trillion' of Assets to Blockchain

Founding members such as Coinbase, Circle and Aave Companies aim to foster the use of blockchain technology for traditional assets.

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Finance

$500B Korean Asset Manager Mirae Taps Polygon Labs in Securities Tokenization Drive

Mirae Asset Securities is teaming up with Ethereum scaling solution Polygon Labs to develop a tokenized securities network and accelerate adoption of Web3 technologies.

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Opinion

The Trillion Dollar Crypto Opportunity: Real World Asset Tokenization

Going by technology theorist Carlota Perez's research, "RWAs" may be the next phase of substantive crypto development.

Real world assets are increasingly being seen as a growth area in crypto and TradFi. (Claudio Schwarz/.Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)